Vindicating the Commercial Republic
The Federalist on Union, Enterprise, and War
Contrary to most academic commentary on The Federalist, this book contends that the most significant teachings of the work did not have to do with the institutions of government so much as with the non-institutional features of American constitutionalism, specifically its advocacy for greater union, the development of an unparalleled culture of enterprise, and provision for war. Key to understanding why these features were so critical to The Federalist is the work's rejection of classical liberalism's orthodoxy that commercial republics were moderate or pacific in nature rather than spirited, enterprising, and warlike. Using the ancient histo…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4985-5348-3
- EAN: 9781498553483
- Produktnummer: 27146013
- Verlag: Lexington Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 450 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 750 KB
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By Anthony A. Peacock
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